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Good day to all nerds. Again, rather I should call it New USB Flash Device Problem 2, (but I may end up hijacking my post just from that title.) But my first problem there... (which i have said earlier in my problem that it doesn't have a name or driver …

Hi all, For starters,i have looked at other forum posts on this site and used the recommendations there for this problem I have and no solution had seemed to help. I have a dell xps m1530 laptop, about 3 years old. It has handled very rigorous situations, like intense gaming, …

Hi. Today I bought a used Hard disk. Now I want to format it completely and check for any bad sectors which HDD may have. How can i do this? Tell me the best way to do it. I am Windows user. Hard disk is IDE (not SATA)..

At our work we had our router fail. The router is set to site-to-site VPN with a remote office. Before we were able to browse the servers and shared files. Now we cant and only way to access is by manually setting "\\servername\directory\". Anyone has had this issue before?

I am having a problem with my USB, actually its a 8GB Kingston pen drive. I got some files (for around 1gb) but when i open these files, they are either unreadable (word docs) or the software (like adobe reader) said unsupported format.. Anyone can help ?

My Sony Vaio vpcf136fm is stuck at the black Vaio screen. I think this happened as the result of a failed BIOS or Windows update. I came home from work and the machine was stuck. I've tried recovering Windows via a Windows 7 64 disk, tried pulling RAM and rebooting, …

I'm curious because I'm new to the world of buying computer parts and such. I've installed an Asus model of the Nvidia 550ti and I was wondering if I should use the Nvidia drivers or the Asus drivers. both drivers seem to work with only slight differences in the multiple …

I don't know why my dvd rom is not working. It opens and close both even the dvd drive it shows in My computer but whenever i insert any cd or dvd it response nothing. Any suggestion..?

Hi there, I just bought Dell XPS 15, with 500 GB HDD I have habit of using 3 partitions. One for System, 120 GB 2nd 190 GB 3rd 190 GB But now, there is recovery partition of 13.4 GB, C of almost 200+ GB & Another of again 200+ GB …

compaq presario laptop 2100 came with synaptics touchpad, which moves cursor erratically. updated driver- tried to- no update avaialbable. so plugged in ps2 mouse, and same thing happened. mouse moves very erratically. any suggestions?

I dont know if im in the right forum but can anyone tell me were I can download a ethernet driver for an Acer Aspire 7520 laptop. Ive searched the net but i cant seem to find one. Im using Windows xp pro..

it is a dell keyboard. it works until i log in. it is a school computer. it stopped working when i opened the stickey keys command (shift x 5) and clicked random things in options to make the keys make random noises when pressed (didnt work btw, i learned this …

Hey Guys... I have some problem with my external HD when I copied some files.. After It almost 65% I see in tera copy status : Error I/O Port, and copying stop.. Did the problem occured in usb cable..??, or in the hardisk..?? PS : Sorry if my English is …

Hello people. I have my son's HP dv6 pavilion entertainment pc that does not seem to want to boot but I can access the bios. I have noticed a lot of problems with this type of computer. It has the new windows 7 and is still under warranty. I have …

[FONT=Trebuchet MS]I'm having trouble getting a hard drive to become detected. I have an AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 512 mb ddr sdram, nvidia geforce 2, and windows xp home edition. A while back (before this computer had windows xp), I was re-installing windows ME (it had gone squirrelly on me, …

Hi , I don't know where is the proper place for this post. I want to learn the PC hardware thoroughly. Which book is the best to refer and what are the prerequisites to start learning PC hardware? Thanks

Hi, how does a CPU know that 1 + 1 = 2? It's a question that I've been thinking about since about today, and I have no clue how it knows. Thanks, guys.

Hi how are you all friend my system very danger problem face i'm all software install m system but all software is not working for example install fireforex and then click fireforx so not response fireforex.

cant get a reponce from toshiba c660 at all

my ipod will get charged and other devices function properly but not my ipod touch ive tried restarting the ipod and apple mobile services and nothing it just stoped working altogether its very frustrating any help would be greatly apprecited thank you also im running windows vista 64 bit toshiba …

hi i have a Toshiba satellite a205-s5843 laptop that runs windows vista home premium and thats been running fine, yesterday when i tried to connect my iPod to iTunes i noticed it wasint charging or even being recognized by my pc and after replugging and unplugging and restarting the apple …

Hi I have a little difrent problem. My laptop(toshiba 7 year´s old) blacks out 1 sec after I lift up the screen, and then if goes black. If I close it and open it again it works for 1 sec again, and then goes black again. After a restart I …

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Hello I have a problem with my laptop display and really need an advice. I put my laptop next to another one that has the same display adapter(intel gma 4500m) and I noticed that the blue color on my laptop is darker. I put the same settings on both computers(default) …

I had a noisy computer and i traced it to dirt and dust in psu. i took out psu opened it up and cleaned it. After replacing it in computer i bootup but i know its booting but the monitor says no signsl, the led blue light just flashes. I …

Recently my girlfriend's laptop "died", that is, it may be only the monitor but in any case, it is no longer functional. [U] My question is this[/U]: We would like to recover all data from the laptop hard drive without having to take the laptop to a shop to have …

I got a USB video card to give my development computer another monitor without getting a new video card. I started getting a headache after thinking about how they work... The product (as advertised) uses USB 2.0 and can output 2048x1152 resolution with 32 bit color at 60Hz. A bit …

can I strip the WD Elements Desktop external hdd and use the hdd inside to fit to other NAS drive ???

[B]Someone HELP PLEASE! I sincerely hope I have a simple problem to fix. I was tryng to get my computer (an old Dell desktop running Windows XP) to recognize an external storage device. I had to buy a docking station for the device because the USB connection became damaged. So …

Hello, I am now carrying my laptop to job and home everyday. But everytime I am back from job, it does not boot right away. At first I thought it might be because of winter, and one day it was even -27 degrees celcius. So I thought maybe for temperatyre …

I ave a Toshiba laptop, and when I tried turning it on this morning it wouldn't turn on. First there was just a black screen, so I removed all power sources, and held down the power button to reset everything, then I plugged the power back in, and I managed …

I have an intel pentium(R) dual core t4200 and I am wondering what processor could replace this one? My laptop is 3 years old for extra information. Also, I know this is not the appropriate section for this question, but I I upgrade from 4 to 8 gigs of ram …

Hey! I have a problem with my Amilo Sa 3650 keyboard. A little tea (no sugar!) was spilt on it and I quickly mopped it up as it wasn't that much liquid. Shortly after, the keyboard keys went crazy (some keys acted like they were being pressed constantly), I waited …

Hi all, This is venkatesh, i have problem with usb drives . I need a way to access data card but not usb drives through usb port. I need to do this very urgently. The one way is when u disable usb ports my data card also not works. what …

My mouse cursor keeps disappearing and I can't see it. It is there and if I move it to the right spot I can see that it highlights the icon or what ever it is on. I hit the control button to get the circle to show me where it …

I am about to place my order for the Dell Inspiron 14-R.[CODE] Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor 2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic SP1 64bit (English) Display 14.0" HD WLED True-Life Display (1366x768) with LCD Bezel Memory3 4GB4 …

HP DV7-3079wm Laptop Window's 7 I have a customer's DV7 laptop in for a liquid spill. He told be that everything works except that some of the keyboard keys stick or dont function. Based on what he told be I was thinking just a quick keyboard swap. Before ordering the …

I want to know in simple terms the meaning of hyperthreading in processors tech. and what is is the difference btn the i3, i5 n i7 core processors?

Hello everyone, setting up a new system and have a problem. The connector my case came with for the Power LED is a 3 pin female connector but my motherboard only only has 2 pins available to connect the power wire. Is there anything I can do to get this …

Hello everyone, First of all you need to know that my computer has two physical hard drives set up in RAID 0. The day before the problem started, there was a short power blackout, during which the computer was working (playing a movie), and I didn't have a UPS for …

How to replace HDD for Toshiba Satellite 2435-S255 ? Any instructions on the web? I cannot find any. Do I have to open up the casing?

Hello to all of u, thabks for reading this. I have a VGN-FJ270 Sony Vaio Laptop. The problem is that suddenly while i'm using the laptop, the screen appears all in read or blue or green, it happened to me in three times in different days. I do not know …

I am planning to purchase a laptop.I am basically want to use it for programming so I don't want a fancy graphic card or any other such extra feature. I live in India where a laptop that sells for 700 $ in US is sold for 1000 $.I want to …

Hi folks, Why most of all laptop's touch-pad is not at the center? I've seen so many laptops whose touch-pad is at left side from center. It is convenient to use when touch-pad @ center. Can anyone give me the answer? Waiting for your reply.

Can someone explain to me what Starvation free means compared to deadlocks? I need to modify this deadlock answer so that is starvation free.... A mutex semaphore is all that will be needed to solve this problem. When a driver comes to the bridge they will reserve or request the …

I was going to get the Kindle Fire, but my hopes and dreams have been crushed because I'm in the UK. So are there any good tablets? With similar specs, or better, for a similar price of 199 dollars?

Hi All, has anyone had a similar problem with a HP Pavilion dv4000 lappy. Totally dead - using battery or mains power. Thanks in advance

Hi everybody, I have an old Dell 5150 PC from 2007 and i use it as a second pc, It shutdowned suddely, and now it doesn't boot anymore, when i press the power button, it flashes again and again until i release the button. INFO : pentium d 2.66 ghz …

Hi, I need some help,here is the scenario my samsung 320GB sata mobile hard drive cannot install anymore the operating system so i bought a new one which is seagate sata hdd and now my laptop is working properly,the problem is that i bought an enclosure for my samsung hdd,because …

i replaced my fan ibm t43 fan works if i power it but it wont power its self